National History Day Institutional and Educator Membership
Membership Requirements
After completing the institutional and educator registration, you will be set until regional contest registration opens up during December or January. When regional contest registration is open, you should receive an email from your regional coordinator with more information. Contact Sarah Jacobs, National History Day in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã state coordinator, at 605-688-4582 with any questions.
- Oct. 31, 2024: Last day to register your school/home school association/family under the normal fee amounts.
- Nov. 1, 2024: First day registration fees increase by $10/school or $5/homeschool or family.
- Feb. 18, 2025, at 5 p.m. CT: Regional registration deadline and paper/website lockout.
- March 17, 2025, at 5 p.m. CT: State registration deadline (see note below).
- March 24, 2025, at 5 p.m. CT: Lockout deadline for papers and websites; lockout deadline for written materials for documentaries, exhibits and performances.
- TBD: National registration deadline and paper/website lockout.
Again in 2025: All students (regardless of project type) participating in the state contest will be required to submit their written materials (process paper and bibliography) by the lockout deadline on March 24, 2025, at 5 p.m. CT. This rule was put in place for 2022, and we've had a lot of great feedback from judges who enjoyed being able to have more time to read process papers and explore sources. This rule changes has been cleared and approved by the national office. Process papers will be turned in through the registration system by uploading a PDF version similar to what the paper category does.
Institutional Membership Form
This form must be completed and submitted in order to participate in the competition. Annual state membership dues are required for each school/homeschool association/family that plans to participate.
Membership Dues Details
Annual state membership dues are required for each school, homeschool association and family that plans to participate. Upon completion of the institutional membership form and payment of dues, National History Day in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã will send the contact teacher a copy of this year’s theme and a rule book. Region coordinators will be notified of institutional memberships and will contact you with information regarding region contests.
Contest Date Details
Institutional Membership Form Due Deadlines:
- Forms sent before Oct. 31, 2024
- $35 Institutional Membership
- $17.50 Individual Family Membership
- Late Fee (forms sent in after Oct. 31, 2024)
- $45 Institutional Membership
- $22.50 Individual Family Membership
Notice
- Institutional membership dues must be paid and submitted before students can compete at region and state contests. This registration serves as your institution’s records of membership for National History Day in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã and does not register your school for region and state contests.
- Project entries are limited to one project per student. This means students cannot enter multiple projects/work with multiple groups. One project per student entry.
- Entries that qualify at region contests will be eligible for the state competition. Regional coordinators will notify the state of the qualifying entries. If your school/homeschool association/family a represented at the state contest, you will be required to provide a volunteer judge for the state contest.
Educator Registration Form
This form indicates the number of educators at your institution who will interact with National History Day in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã in any capacity. This includes educators who wish to only use National History Day materials in their classroom and those who plan to enter their students in region and state contests. This form ensures that each educator receives proper information about National History Day curriculum, this year’s theme and contest details. It also gives National History Day in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã an accurate account of adult program involvement.
All educators at your institution (teachers, student teachers, volunteers, parents, etc.) who plan to participate in National History Day in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã must fill out a free educator registration form.
Notice
- Educator registration is free and does not register a teacher for competition, but merely puts them on our email list and gives them access to National History Day classroom resources.
- In December or January, you'll receive an email from your regional coordinator when regional contest registration for students is open.
National History Day is a project-based learning classroom curriculum that fits within state and national education standards. National History Day is supported by the National Council for the Social Studies, and funding for the program is usually supported for Title 1 schools. All teachers are welcome to request theme and rule books, as well as any further information on how National History Day can be utilized in their classrooms by filling out the registration form.
